Grausamkeit
German, noun[ˈɡʁaʊ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Grausamkeit is spelled G-R-A-U-S-A-M-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grausamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “cruelty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein menschlicher Charakterzug, der durch die Neigung gekennzeichnet ist, ohne Skrupel, Zurückhaltung oder…”.
What does Grausamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecruelty
- 2
femininesavageness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein menschlicher Charakterzug, der durch die Neigung gekennzeichnet ist, ohne Skrupel, Zurückhaltung oder Reue zu zerstören, zu verletzen oder zu töten, und dadurch bei Mitmenschen Grauen hervorruft. 2. eine Handlung, gekennzeichnet durch skrupelloses, gnadenloses und zerstörerisches Vorgehen, die Schrecken oder Grauen hervorruft.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grausamkeit
- Grausamkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grausamkeit?
- [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Grausamkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Grausamkeit in German?
Grausamkeit appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).